Got SH III last week and have been playing the 'vanilla' version (with 1.4B patch) just fine on my 6 month old Dell. When I was loading it, I met all the minimum requirements and just two areas were above minimum (I don't remember which ones).. Yesterday I DL'd and installed the GW mod. When ever I'm in the control room or on the bridge, the game slows way down and the video becomes very choppy.. I remember that my video card had just been at minimum so that's probably it.. I tried to reload GW & only selected a couple of options (didn't install sea floor detail) and it was just marginally better until I got the 'blue screen of death'
Flushed the entire install and re-installed the vanilla with a few gramaphone clips. I sure do miss the extra navigation tools and eye candy.. Although it was kind of hard getting close enough to identify the contact as a hostile, neutral or friendly. Any thing else I can try besides a new video card?
Another question, when I tried to use the magnetic pistols and set the depth on a coastal, how do I find the drafts of the merchants?? I looked in the book next to the scope & mine just showed combatants..
Thanks for all the advice and the help I've already gotten off the board.. By the way, I have this sailor that transferred to my boat.. I think his name is Bernard :hmm: